北海道旅遊的竅門 / Hokkaido Travel Tips

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收集並保存0圓觀光景點和部分需付費的必看景點，而且也介紹美食及土特產的情報。

*Hokkaido Travel Tips’ Blog

We compile information on “0 yen tourist spots” and “must-see paid spots with extra benefits” and then keep them in our blog as archives for your convenience. We also introduce the food of Hokkaido and interesting souvenirs to take home.

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2020年5月13日水曜日

Napolitan is one of the most popular fusion dishes in Japan, seen on menus at cafes and restaurants, as well as in the home. Boiled spaghetti is stir-fried, mainly with onion, green pepper or ham and flavored with ketchup. Some restaurants put boiled noodles in the refrigerator overnight and cook to order the next day. Some prefer using tabasco and cheese to flavor it. In Italy, generally speaking, ketchup is never used for any pasta, including spaghetti. There are some stories as to why the name is Napolitan, reminiscent of the port town in the southern part of Italy, Napoli. However, there’s no substance to any of them.

The Monument of Oshima Ryokichi (Shikaoi Town) is also famed as a viewpoint of mountains, with car parking and and an information board. It is located on route 274, approximately two kilometers away from the road station, Urimaku, when driving toward Shihoro Town. Higashi (east) and Nishi (west) Nupukaushinupuri are two mountains; and the name means high mountains on the plain in Ainu language. From this vantage point, a horizontal belt of Japanese larch can be seen over the vast field. This line of trees was planted to prevent strong winds from turning the agricultural fields into dust bowls. The view is typical in the town.

砂川高速公路綠洲（位於砂川市）是付費高速公路的砂川服務區，也可以從一般道路的國道12號開進去服務區。是如同規模比較大的道路休息站般的商業設施。有許多餐廳和商店因許多人而十分熱鬧。也相鄰大型的公園和露營場。也有很多小孩子玩的遊樂設施廣場。Sunagawa Highway Oasis (Sunagawa City) is a roadside rest stop. It’s not registered as a road station but it’s like a large road station nevertheless. It’s accessible from both the Do-o Expressway toll road and route 12, which isn’t a paid road. It houses restaurants and shops, and a lot of people visit to take a rest from the road, or even as a destination for a day trip. There is a big park with a camping site and a playground in natural surroundings for kids. The playground is called Kodomo-no Kuni, which stands for country of children.

Now for some news out of Japan which might bring some relief for the Corona Virus panic

Hokkaido was in the spotlight for Japanese people at the early stage of the Covid-19 outbreak’s patient cluster map. This resulted from the first patient turning up on February 14th after seemingly contracting the virus at the Sapporo Snow Festival which was held in the beginning of February. He hadn’t been to China and no acquaintances related to him had traveled in China either. After that, the number of patients increased both in Hokkaido and Japan-wide. That being said, it has not been dramatic thus far, and the death toll hasn’t skyrocketed like in less fortunate parts of the globe. At the moment, Japan isn’t seeing a collapse of medical services.

Hokkaido Travel Tips has been able to gather news which might ease fears about the ongoing Corona Virus crisis from different recent media in Japan.

Now for some news out of Japan which might bring some relief for the Corona Virus panic

On March 19, Suzuki Naomichi, the governor of Hokkaido, called off the proclamation of a state of emergency which he declared on February 28th. The announcement, which was in effect for three weeks, instructed Hokkaido residents not to hold parties or events where people gathered. Also, all schools were required to close. He decided to call it off because the pattern of expanding numbers of Covid-19 patients seemed to have passed its peak. He added that we should keep being careful not to get a cold and return to our normal lives. Naming it the ‘Hokkaido Success Case’, he announced that the Hokkaido Government would continue to pursue it.

Hokkaido Travel Tips has been able to gather news which might ease fears about the ongoing Corona Virus crisis from different recent media in Japan.

The Ministry of Science and Technology in China announced on March 17th that Avigan tablets worked quite well as a medicine against Covid-19. Originally, Avigan, or Favipiravir, is amedicine approved for influenza, created and developed by a Japanese company - a division of the Fuji Film Corporation group. The clinical test research was held in Wuhan city in Hubei Province, the center of this pandemic, and in Shenzhen city in Canton Province. Of the 200 clinic trial patients, the group taking Avigan showed negative results earlier than the control group. The former also experienced alleviation of pneumonia symptoms.

Now for some news out of Japan which might bring some relief for the Corona Virus panic

Hokkaido Travel Tips has been able to gather news which might ease fears about the ongoing Corona Virus crisis from different recent media in Japan.

Ramen Salad is one of the most famous local dishes in Hokkaido, and is unable to be found on menus in other parts of Japan. A variety of toppings like lettuce or boiled egg are used, served over cold ramen noodles. It is traditionally dressed with sauce immediately prior to eating. At izakaya restaurants in Hokkaido, this is typical fare. It’s also served for school lunches and is a favorite in the home. It’s widely recognized that's its origin is Big Jug, a restaurant, in Sapporo Grand Hotel, created this in 1985 and it since grew in fame. Ramen Salad is different from Hiyashi Chuuka, which is ramen noodles in cold soup or sauce.